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g. li. Not hunted. Sometimes taken from nest to be 

 kept as pet ; fed mashed banana and maize dough. 

 ;'. Thrush (Turdus grayi [?]). 



31. Quebranta huesos. 



a. ki\?lukut. 



b. Mouth of bone. 



c. Size of cholinche (No. 6) ; black plumage ; bone-white 

 beak. 



d. Cries kwai, in the heat of the day ; informant adds 

 that the male sings lf?pun, li?pun, (estd triste: "he is 

 sad"). 



e. Current "everywhere," throughout the year. 



f. Corn. 



g. Not hunted. 



32. Sinsonte. 



a. pa-mfscm. 



c. Size of primavera (No. 30) ; gray and white-striped. 



d. Sings sweetly, but only in March, April, and May. 



e. Found "everywhere." 

 g. Not hunted. 



i. If caged, will die. 



/. Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottis) . 



33. Tapacamino. 



a. pu-yut, pu'tiyut, puswaka. 



c. Size of paloma (No. 24) ; white and dark gray plum- 

 age. 



d. Oaballero (gentleman) and pu'uyut. 



e. Current throughout the year; by day, in monte; by 

 night along trails. 



g. Not hunted. 



i. According to one informant, the tapacamino seeks 

 the road when there is a moon, flies and then falls to the 

 ground. 



j. Pauraque (Nyctidromus albicollis) . 



34. Tecolote. 



a. monks ^no? 



b. None. 



c. Size of small barnyard hen; chocolate-colored plum- 

 age. 



d. monks? and ai. 



e. Current "everywhere," throughout the year; not 

 plentiful. 



f. Rabbits, rats, snakes, cats, etc. 



g. Shotgun. 

 h. Not eaten. 



i. "When the tecolote sings he is foreseeing evil and is 

 crying maledictions." Said to be the devil's "constable" 

 (topil) ; brings news of sickness and death. Because of 

 this, sometimes killed (ftn. 10, p. 76). Witches may send 

 illness via the tecolote. In this case, one must find a 

 shaman (reisandero) , man or woman, to pray and make 

 three offerings, each of four candles, of the wax of the Old 

 World bee; before candles lighted, patient's body stroked 

 with them. 



/. Owl (possibly Ciccaba virgata). 



35. Tecolotillo. 



a. kii'lulu. 



b. None. 



c. Size of index finger; abundant dark gray plumage. 

 Looks like the tecolote (No. 34), but smaller. 



d. Sometimes, ai ; at other times, kuku. 



e. Current throughout the year, in monte. 



f. Unknown to informant. 



g. Shotgun. 

 h. None. 



i. Like the tecolote, it is the devil's "constable," warn- 

 ing of death and illness. Its cry, ai, frightens people, 

 because it sounds human. 



j. Owl (probably pygmy owl, Glaucidium brasilianum) . 



36. Torcaza. 



a. tuc^tukulut. 



b. "Hay muchos huesos" (there are many bones). 



c. Size of paloma (No. 24) ; dark-brown plumage. 



d. tuc'tukulut. 



e. Current throughout the year, close to milpas. 



f. Corn, wild chili, and pulus seed (Appendix C, No. 3). 



g. Shotgun. 



h. Edible ; smoked, in broth, and with mole sauce. 



i. After the Flood, the torcaza was the first to be re- 

 leased from the ark. On flying forth and viewing the 

 devastation, he cried in Totonac, "There are many bones" ; 

 hence his name. 



/. Pigeon, probably red-billed (Columba flavirostris) . 



37. Tordo. 



a. Caks'ni. 



c. Size of papdn (No. 25) ; black plumage. 



d. Whistles. 



e. Current throughout the year; nests in thickets of 

 palma real (Appendix C, No. 364). Cornfield pest. 



/. Maize. 

 g. Shotgun. 



h. Seldom eaten ; not tasty. May be smoked or pre- 

 pared in broth. 

 ;. Crow (?). 



38. Tortolita. 

 a. puk?nut. 



c. Smaller than the paloma (No. 24) ; the male, blue; 

 the female, brown. 



d. pukVpuk? 



e. Current throughout the year, along edges of corn- 

 fields. 



f. Corn, wild chili, laurel seed (Appendix C, No. 130). 



g. Traps, shotgun. 



h. Eaten, as are doves (No. 24). 



i. If it enters the house, a young man will ask to marry 

 the daughter of the family; if there is no daughter, the 

 visit presages illness. 



;'. One of the small doves (possibly Claravis prctiosa). 



39. Totocalca. 



a. tukulala, tukula'la. 



b. None. 



c. Size of chachalaca (No. 4) ; height of a hen, long legs ; 

 no tail ; brown plumage. According to another inform- 

 ant, a large bird, with yellow bill, black tail, green 

 body, red feet. 



